scream
verb (used without object)
to utter a loud, sharp, piercing cry.
has been screaming
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present perfect progressiveof scream (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Her mother, naturally, has been screaming and crying.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2023
This column space has been screaming to trade Westbrook but it’s looking like any deal won’t be worth the draft capital it will cost them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2022
Craig Spencer, an assistant professor in emergency medicine at Columbia University, said it is “worth noting that this is exactly what everyone calling for global vaccine equity has been screaming about.”
From Washington Times ● Nov. 26, 2021
“I believe that is what a majority of this country has been saying, has been screaming, for a long time now. Enough is enough,” Fallon concluded.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 7, 2021
The Divisional General has been screaming for one for days, as we wish to find out what troops are in front of us.
From Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie (commanding 1st Battn. Royal Irish Rifles) Dated November 4th, 1914-March 11th, 1915 by Florence Vere-Laurie
